Combined fender guard and bumper



Aug. 10 1926a 1,595,390

. 4 I R. B. FAGEOL COMBINED FENDERCUARD AND BUMPER Filed Feb. 18. 1925 Z/2 I Z, [0

INVENTOR.

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A FTORNEYS.

EQLIUE FAG-Elli, 0E LESS ANGELES, GALIFQRN 1A.,-

BRIDE-B20311, GQNNEGEIGUI, A'COJRPURATIQN 0F LUBE:

'CGMBINED FENDER GUARD AND BUMPER.

Application filed February- This inventionrelates to a protecting devicefor automobiles and particularly per tains to means for protecting theend of the automobile and for guarding the tenders.

At the present timeit is common pram tics to the ends of automobileswith means for protecting the automobile frame from the damaging efiectof collision and particularly protecting the radiator at the front ofthe frame or the gasoline tanl r the rear thereof. It is also desirableprovide means for protecting the wheel fenders, and. in most instancesin the past this has been done hy causing the ends of a bumper tooverhang the sides of the automobile frame, and that manner tend toprotect the tenders from blows delivered substantially parallel to thelength of the vehicle 4 v lit is the principal object of the presentinvention therefore, to provide means which will produce additionalprotection for the ends of the automobile, as well as the sides and endsof the tenders, vall of which is embodied in a structure decidedlysimple as to design and with special advantages as to the manner inwhich the structure may he fastened to the frame members of variousmakes of automobi r The present invention contemplates the use of a pairOf separate fender guards formed from material of a width greater thanthe width or" portion of the frame onto which the guards are mounted,where by "the guards may be applied without special. formation for thevarious cars upon which the bumper is to be mounted, said guardscarrying transversely and hori zontally extending impact bars adjustahlysecured to the outer racesof the fender guards a manner to combine withsaid guards and thus afiord a complete protect ing structure extendingacross the rear or front or an automobile, and including means foradequately protecting the automobile l nders from thrusts deliveredlengthwise or the automobile, "from the sides, and ohlio uely from the eds opposite to which the tenders are mount The invention is illustratedby way of example the accompanying drawings, in

which: Fig, l is a iragmentary view in side ele- 18, Serial no. ester 3is a fragmentary view in plan showing a modification oi the inventionwhereby additional protection for the fendersis olotained,

l is a fragmentary view showing a form of the invention which the endsor guard sections are looped,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in plan plan showing a form oi the loopedguard sections of the eneral desi as disclosed in Fi 3 g gm a Fig". 6 isa view in plan showing another form of the'present invention, the guardmembers or which are in the shape oi open loops, l

{Referring more particularly to accom= panying drawings, 10 indicatesthe side frame members of an automobile frame,

and while in the drawings of the present specification the rearportion'of an automobile frame is disclosed, it is to be understood thatthe present invention is applicable equally to the front and rear ends ean automobile In the case of the rear of the automobile, however,tenders 11 carried by the frame terminate at a lower level relative tothe frame than do the terminating ends of front fenders, thus requiringadequate protecti n,

As shown in the drawings, the bumper with which the present invention iscom w corned, comprises a horizontally extending impact section 12connecting and h ng sup ported by fender guard units 13 at e oppositeends thereoi The fender guard units in the various figures of thedrawings are of jdifierent formations, although they are made fromsubstantially the same width stock. is to say, the thickness of the fearor plate iromwhich the render guards are made is, for example,three-eignths of an inch thick, while the width or vertical dimension ofthe stock is as clearly indicated in Fig. 1 O1. ings, Due to this, itispossible simple fastening means, such as by which the tender gnardsmay0 held imposition against the side; the frame member lll'without thenecessary of possibly four inches,

Le drawutilize colts securely p is specially forming the connecting endsofthe guards to accommodate variations indesign occurring in thediiferent makes of cars now on the market.

The fender guards are made of a single member as shown in Figs. 2, bemade of double members to form the loop 'sections shown in Figs. 4 and5. In either event the stock selected is substantially the same, and thevariation will be merely one of strength and resiliency.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5,-the fenderguards have horizontally extending sections A which are supportedtransversely of the. automobile frame and overhang the sides of theframe members 10 in a manner to protect the fenders 11. These guardsalso are formed with sections B which extend substantially parallel tothe frame and alongthe outer sides of the fenders. In these particularforms of the invention the ends of the fender guards terminate ininturned hook sections C, which hook around the curled edge of thefenders and provide means for protectingtha fenders against obliquelydelivered impact blows are eliminated and the fender guards merely .5"the appended claims. 6

tending to strike the curled portion of the fenders and to tear themoff.

In the forms of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the inturnedhooked sections C comprise overhangingB sections A and the outer uardsections which will protect the ends and sides of the fenders fromcollision.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6, the fender uards comprisean open loop 15, one end of which extends parallel to the frame and isconnected thereon by suitable fastenings, such as U-bolts 16. The outerends of the loops extend horizontally in longitudinal alignment andreceive the horizontal bumper bars 12. It is to be under- 7 stood I thatin connection with any of the forms of the invention shown in thedrawing, the fender guards may be secured together by one or more of theimpact bars 12, and it w1ll be apparent that due to the width of thestock from which the fender guards are made, a plurality of parallelimpact bars may be used as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. It willalso be apparent that the connecting bolts 17 which secure the ends ofthe im act bars 12 to the fender guards may pass. t rough slottedopenings 18 in the fender guards, so that the present invention may bereadily adjusted and applied to automobiles varying in framewidths.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known 'tome, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in itsconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention asdefined in v Having thus described my invention, what I 3 and 6, or may--stock having a greater frame and fenders,

comprising a horizontally disposed bumper\ bar extending transversely ofthe end of an automobile, fender guards forming continuations of saidbumper bar at its opposite ends and overhanging the fenders of theautomobile and terminating in portions extending along the outer facesof the automobile fenders, said portions terminating in curved endshooking around the edgesmf said fenders, and means for mounting saidstructure on the frame of an automobile. 3. In combination With anautomobile and a pair of fenders carried along the opposite sidesthereof, fender guards each made of vertical width than the verticalthickness of the portion of the automobile frame onto which saidguards-are mounted, each guard being formed with a fastening arm adaptedto be secured to the side of the frame, overhanging end portionssubstantially at right angles thereto, guard portions substantiallyparallel to the mounting portions and extending along the opposite sidesof the fenders, and a horizontally disposed impact bar connecting saidguards. 4. In combination with anautomobile frame and a pair of fenderssecured along opposite sides thereof, a pair of fender guards havingmounting arms adapted to lie against the sides of the frame members,outwardly turned portions overhanging the frame and fenders,. said guardmembers being formed of material having a greater vertical width thanthat of the frame members upon which they are mounted, and impactmembers horizontally connecting the two guards. r 5. In combination withan automobile frame and a pair of fenders secured along opposite sidesthereof, a pair of fender guards having mounting arms adapted to lieagainst the sides of the frame members, outwardly turned portionsoverhanging the which portions are bent to form side guard sections forthe fenders, said guardmembers being formed of material having a greatervertical width than that of the frame members upon which they aremounted, and impact members horizontally connecting the two guards.

6. In combination with an automobile frame andfiaipair of-fenderssecured along opposite sides thereof, a pair of fender guards havingmounting arms adapted to lie against the sides of the frame members,outwardly turned portions overhanging the frame and fenders, whichportions are bent to form side-guard sections for the fenders,

' opposite sides thereof. a, pair' of fender guards having mounting armsadapted to, lie against thesides of the frame members, outwardly turnedportions overhanging the frame and fenders, said guard members 'beinghooked and formed of material having a greater vertical width than thatof the frame members upon which they are mounted, and impact membershorizontally connecting the two guards.

8. In combination with an automobile frame and a pair offenders securedalong with an automobile two guards.

opposite sides thereof, a pair of fender guards having mounting armsadapted to lie against the sides of the frame members, outwardly turnedportions overhanging the frame and fenders, which portions are bent toform side guard sections for the fenders, said guard members beinghooked and formed of material having a, greater vertical width than thatof the frame members upon which they are mounted, and impact membershorizontally connecting the two guards.

9. In combinatlon with an automobile frame and a'pair of fenders securedalong opposite sidesthereof, a pair of fender guards having mountingarms adapted to lie against the sides of the, frame members, outwardlyturned portions overhanging the frame and fenders,'which'portions arebent to form side guard sections for the fenders, and are hooked attheir ends to curve around the flange of the fenders, said guard membersbeing formed of material having a greater vertical width than that ofthe frame members upon which they are mounted, and impact membershorizontally connecting the fROLLIE B. manor.

